* REFLECTIONS 02-01-13

 

 

February is the second month of the year

It has 28 days.

It is derived from the Latin word 'Februa' 

which means purification.

BIRTHSTONE: Amethyst

FLOWER: Violet, Primrose

SYMBOLIZES: Sincerity

Thirty days hath September,
April, June, and November;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting February alone
Which hath but twenty-eight, in fine,
Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.

"Youth is like spring, 

an over-praised season 

more remarkable for biting winds

 than genial breezes. 
Autumn is the mellower season, 

and what  we lose in flowers 

we more than gain 

in fruits."

-   Samuel Butler

One of the conclusions 

I have come to in my old age 

is the importance 

of living in the ever-present now. 

In the past, 

 too often I indulged 

in the belief that somehow 

or another tomorrow 

would be brighter

or 

happier or richer.

~ Ruth Casey

If you look into the hearts 

of all the people
you encounter today 

and offer them love,
you will receive 

that which you give.

~ Unknown

"The air is different today
the wind sings with a new tone
sighing of changes
coming
the harvest gathered
a flower, a nut
some mead, and bread
a candle and a prayer
returning the fruits
in thanksgiving
to the grove
and receiving
it's blessing
again"

-   Rhawk, Alban Elfed

Look at a day 

when you are 

supremely satisfied at the end - 

it's when 

you've had everything to do, 

and you've done it.

~ Margaret Thatcher

 Chocolate Truffle Cheesecake

 Banana Pudding Cake

 Fluffy Strawberry Pie

 Nutty Pumpkin Yeast Bread